I did a couple of quick searches but some of the results were a bit old and I'm not sure if they're out of date at all.

So I've got some DVD's (some of them newer Disney studio releases, in case that matters re: decryption) that I'd like to be able to put on an ipad for a car trip. I kind of plan on using a windows vista laptop as the staging area and as longer term storage on its larger hard drive.

I'm thinking DVD Shrink or AnyDVD might do the trick to get the DVD onto the laptop in an itunes format (m4a I believe?), and then it should be pretty straightforward to get it from the laptop onto itunes on the ipad from there.

Anyone have any thoughts on the type of software to use (hopefully free), whether or not I need to dig into specific settings to get decent quality audio/video on both the laptop and ipad, or maybe even a step by step method to walk me through this? I swear I tried this once and managed to get the file onto the laptop but then the quality wasn't very good (certainly not even standard DVD good) and that I couldn't even get the chapters to work right... Any help is greatly appreciated.

If you have comments on bluray, those are welcome too. Although my main issue is just with standard DVD's... for now.

To curtail any issues, these are my DVD's and I don't plan on sharing them or selling them, etc.

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I thought that's what I was saying, exactly. One day I (or people like me) will be thought of exactly as you and I think of racists in the deep south.

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I can see having a discussion about magic potions vs. pharmaceuticals in a chemistry class. I think that's a good idea.

my advice may be out of date.. I used to rip DVDs for my iPod but haven't done it in a couple years. I used to use DVD Decrypter to rip the DVD into a .ISO file, and then used Videora iPod converter to turn it into a file readable by and formatted to my iPod. Add the files to your iTunes library, and Bob's your uncle

Pretty sure there's an old thread or two on exactly how to do the steps. Also, it's all freeware. Good luck.

I think Handbrake was the one I used previously, if it's the one that has a pineapple (for some reason) as it's windows icon. I can't imagine I didn't use the default settings, not sure why I would have had chapter issues. I'll give it a shot again. VLC is a media player and decryptor, right? Does that just run in the background or do I have to tell Handbrake to use it somehow? Stupid question: I'm not going to have to use VLC to view these unless I want to right?

This will take a while for good quatlity right, as it will burn at essentially real play time?

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Spoiler:

Quote:

Originally Posted by QMO

I'll tell you straight up that I think my religion is better than yours.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scars

Outside the context of my faith, I am not intolerant of you ... If anything here, you're being a bit of a bigot towards me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Descalzo

I thought that's what I was saying, exactly. One day I (or people like me) will be thought of exactly as you and I think of racists in the deep south.

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Originally Posted by Ginormous76

I put the whole cob in my mouth and suck the kernels right off in one swift motion.

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Originally Posted by Gentle Giant

What 6-year-old boy didn't occasionally stick his junk between his legs during bathtime just to say, "Look, Mommy, I'm a girl!" as a joke?

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Originally Posted by Boba Fett Cake Pan

I can see having a discussion about magic potions vs. pharmaceuticals in a chemistry class. I think that's a good idea.

The disney DVD uses a newer type of copy protection. I am not sure if Handbrake can do the job.
I would recommend DVDfab for ripping. it will rip disney dvd for sure. It also can encode the movie to an format that ipad can play. It cost money tho.